The Killer Women are about to pounce…

Killer Women kicks off in less than one week. So to prepare for the thrills and spills this day is going to produce, we’ve been tasked with putting together a short guide to the proceedings. There’s so many great writers and speakers going to be appearing and a wealth of books to read! Not got time to read them all? That’s ok as the short travel guides and postcard sized reviews will give you a chance to visit each of the books before you set off:

Dangerous Ladies

Martina Cole – Gangland London is Martina’s stomping ground

Melanie McGrath – The landscape of Alaska is brought to life

History and mystery: Writing murder in the Past

(c) Kate Summerscale

Kate Colquhoun – Poison and murder on a train in Victorian times – London set

D.E Meredith – Gothic, crime and scientific horrors – London set

Kate Summerscale – Two boys suspected of murder, a woman mired in scandal and detective who is very suspicious – London, Edinburgh, Ludlow, Rode

Andrew Taylor – The Fire of London changed the city for ever – If you ever wondered what it was like to experience that time? Andrew is your guide – London in 1666

This takes place in the room where the inquest on Mary Kelly, Jack the Ripper’s last known victim was held. Imagine being in that very room? Imagine if there was someone or something haunting this iconic place? Feel a presence? Brrrrr

Serial Thrillers

Mark Billingham – Would London be London without Tom Thorne?

Ann Cleeves – The author of Shetland and of course Vera and who better to know where the best place is to bury a body?

Inside the Killer’s Head

(c) Kate Medina

Jane Casey – London’s underbelly is torn open here and DCI Maeve Kerrigan and boss Josh Derwent are your guides to this side of the city

Tammy Cohen – This lady wrote about the office from hell! And the killer who could be sitting next to you at work – London set

Kate Medina – Battambang, Cambodia set – In Cambodia there is a belief that a white crocodile, a character from ancient mythological tales can foretell death ….. “Fate will find you”

Emma Kavanagh – You would think you were safe at hospital – wouldn’t you? Swansea secrets abound here

(c) Val McDermid

And to celebrate her 30th novel : Val McDermid

Later this week – who is chairing these events and what do their books reveal about the killer instinct?

There’s a lot more Killer Women with tales of death and murder appearing at the festival. Pop back later in the week to see some more….

Oh and before you go – There’s still time to enter the  Killer Women competition to win 5 signed books – Enter here

OR leave a comment on FB to enter – https://www.facebook.com/thebooktrail

See you soon!